[center][h2][color=aba000]Sara Hepburn[/color][/h2]
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Before Trixie responded, another man approached, calling out her name. Sara immediately turned her head towards the source of the noise, noticing the masked sniper, Vali. Vali was a (typically) masked sniper in the Guild that, to Sara's knowledge, used some sort of gun-based requip magic. What she did know for sure was that he was loyal and protective to the various members of Dragon Heart. While Sara hadn't necessarily looked for him to join the crew from before, he was definitely a more than welcome addition to their small party in their quest to get medicine. 

Trixie then piped up in response, asking about what she was needed for. That was two more Mages into the crew, certainly enough to deal with any bandits that they ran into, no matter how tough they were. 

[b][color=aba000]"I just thought you'd be a good addition, is all,"[/color][/b] Sara responded to the hammer mage. [b][color=aba000]"I don't like fighting all too much, but most bandits don't just keel over when you walk up to them. If reason won't work..."[/color][/b] She wrapped a hand around her Gold Keys. [b][color=aba000]"...I'm willing to beat some sense into them. If I have to."[/color][/b]

She than quickly turned to address Vali, who she had ignored for a solid 10 seconds. [b][color=aba000]"And it's great that you're coming to! I haven't really seen you do much with that gun of yours yet, but I'm sure you can work wonders! And those healing bullet sound like they'll be useful!"[/color][/b]

She addressed the group as a whole. [b][color=aba000]"It'll take almost half a day to get there, so maybe you guys should go get ready or whatever? I'll meet you out in front of the Guild Hall."[/color][/b]

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Kukan sat in his office contemplating. His office certainly reflected the mood, filled wall-to-wall with books and tomes and anything with words on it. His desk was covered in papers, manuscripts, letters, all sorts, with a dusty old book titled "Worlde Serpentes" lying open in the center of it all. Kukan stared at the book, reading through every page. The book was a collection of recipes from years prior, but Kukan had hoped that if would contain some sort of hint. 

Just recently, the World Serpent guild, previously thought extinct, had resurfaced, and took the entire country by storm. Just one murder of a Council Guard captain had sparked a series of revelations. World Serpent was no longer a small dark guild- they were a threat controlling crime rings and dark guilds across the country. Their Five Serpent Heads were at least on par with the S-Class mages of Dragon Heart, and their Guild Master- only known to the public as Helga- was a mage of unrivaled power. With the council not doing anything, it was up to Dragon Heart to do what they did not. 

But of course, those two knuckleheads- Vega and Muko- had to go at it again. Both were incredible mages, no doubt, but they needed something. And Kukan figured he had the cure.

The door creaked, and as Kukan expected, the two of them quickly walked in. Master Teki clasped his hands. [b][color=1a7b30]"Hello there you two."[/color][/b] He waved his hand. [b][color=1a7b30]"I have a job for you, so listen up. It's important."[/color][/b]

[b][color=1a7b30]"There's been a series of attacks on a legal guild titled Sea Dragon's Tooth by a mysterious mage. All reports indicate he's working solo, but even on his own he's just as strong as either of you. So I figured that a solid exercise would be for you to work together and defeat him. The reward is handsome, in any case."[/color][/b]

Kukan snapped his fingers, a Magic Seal forming underneath the two mages's feet. [b][color=1a7b30]"Good luck, of course. And now..."[/color][/b]

[color=1a7b30][h3]"Space Shift!"[/h3][/color]

Brilliant green light overflowed the room, and the two mages found themselves immediately stranded in a beautiful spring field, a small Guild Hall unlike the Dragon Heart one in the near distance. 

Kukan smiled, stretching his arms. The whole mission was claptrap, entirely falsified- Sea Dragon's Tooth, the Dark Mage, and the entire area was simply a creation of his Personal Space. He had designed it to make the two solo mages work together to accomplish something. 

[b][color=1a7b30]"Now, for the real mission."[/color][/b]

Mis and her motley crew should be there any second now. 

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